The Importance of an Independent Public Counsel for Florida
The Public Counsel is one of the most important, but least understood roles in Florida government, acting as a watchdog on behalf of Florida’s utility customers.
February 3, 2023
News Category: Accountability: Economic Fairness
Do Florida’s Corporate Tax Giveaways Come at the Expense of Funding Affordable Housing?
The most recent legislative session continued to prioritize corporate tax giveaways over much needed efforts to fund affordable housing in Florida.
June 10, 2022
On Tax Day, Let’s Shine a Spotlight on Florida’s Corporate Tax Giveaways
Florida’s Families Pay Our Taxes to Fund Our Priorities – Florida’s Largest Corporations Should Pay Their Fair Share Too The Florida Department of Revenue said on April 7 that the agency has begun distributing what
April 18, 2022
Tell Ron DeSantis: Veto the FPL Giveaway
A bill, HB 741, heavily backed by utility companies like Florida Power & Light, just passed through both the Florida House and the Senate. Its last stop before becoming law: Governor DeSantis’s desk. He has
March 7, 2022
Tell Florida Lawmakers: Don’t Lower Our Minimum Wage
Floridians believe that everybody who works for a living should be paid enough to provide a decent and healthy life. That’s why we voted overwhelmingly to increase the minimum wage in 2020.
Florida Lawmakers now want
October 11, 2021
Could you survive on $275 per week?
Without Federal money, Florida’s maximum unemployment benefit would be $275/week. Most people received much less than that.
March 25, 2021
Tell FL Lawmakers to Expand Affordable Healthcare Access
Every year Florida fails to expand Medicaid results in unnecessary resident deaths. If Florida had expanded Medicaid, it would have prevented over 2,700 deaths between 2014 and 2017.
March 1, 2021
What’s Going On With Unemployment Reform in Florida?
Next week, March 1, will mark the one year anniversary of the first cases of COVID-19 being reported in the state of Florida. Since that time, more than 30,000 Florida residents have lost their lives
February 25, 2021
Time to fix Florida’s unemployment system
The COVID crisis caused an enormous economic crisis in 2020. More than 2 million Floridians lost their jobs and tried to get unemployment benefits through Florida’s unemployment insurance system. What they discovered was that our state’s
January 26, 2021